

He has always been happy to move on deadwood or other players who don’t want to be there, for whatever reason. As good as he is, that won’t bother Postecoglou. In tandem with the reports that Postecoglou’s move to Spurs was happening came reports that Harry Kane, their captain, could be sold to Real Madrid. In taking the job, Postecoglou will have made the calculation that he can make this work. Levy will know exactly who he’s getting, and the incoming appointment of former City Football Group administrator Scott Munn as chief football officer ensures another friendly face inside the club, along with whichever assistant coaches he brings with him. His agent, London-based Aussie Frank Trimboli, knows Levy well and has been pushing Postecoglou’s case for months behind the scenes.

Levy is why this position is viewed as a poisoned chalice, although none of this will be lost on Postecoglou, a student of the game and a voracious consumer of football around the world.
